So many of our kids have fears that are unrealistic and illogical, leaving us so confused as to how to respond, help support them, but move them past their fears in a clear way. This episode talks about all of this, and gives some other information or options to help navigate these issues.

Our kids' fears should be validated, without trying to talk them out of their fear or convince them that what they're scared of isn't truly scary.

Is fear the way kids have learned to get our attention, connection, or attunement? If so, we may need to look at our response as adults to make sure we're not contributing to the fear in some way.

Our kids' fears are often not logical, so we can't make them go away by using logic and reasoning or sharing information.

Play is how kids process and learn and can be a great tool for us to help them work through things that are hard.

The goal is never to make fear go away, but instead to help kids learn the difference between productive fear that keeps us safe and fear that keeps us stuck.

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